Fantasy for the Ages
Jim (Father) and Zach (Son) talk about their ideas and perspectives on fantasy fiction, starting with Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series but straying in various other directions as well. The generational difference in how they view what they read will become obvious (and entertaining, they hope!). Come enjoy our debates and explorations over what all these books mean, and see who you agree with.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 770
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 211: Zach & Jim Unplugged: The Sequel!
Zach and Jim get together for another bunch of random conversations, wandering through The Wheel of Time TV content, Star Wars, Marvel, TBRs, and more!#fantasy #WoT #SFF #WheelOfTime #starwars #mcu …
00:36:59 |
Sun 06 Aug 2023
Episode 210: Star Wars Today: The Positive and The Problem
Jim is joined for this episode by Glenn the Geeky Hippie (of Wot the Adaptation and Non-Terrestrial Half-Life YouTube channels) and Spencer (The Fantasy Files) to discuss the state of Star Wars today…
01:03:39 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
Episode 209: Home (The Fires of Heaven, Ch. 49-50)
Nynaeve, Elayne, and all their companions complete the last part of their challenging journey, finally arriving in Salidar. And it's all they were hoping for. NOT!#fantasy #WoT #SFF #WheelOfTime #The…
01:16:34 |
Sun 30 Jul 2023
Episode 208: Breaking Down the Works of Stephen King
Jim has been working through the various Stephen King books he's missed over the years. So many books! But this is obviously a special author, worthy of special attention. Jim is joined by a guest, h…
01:20:31 |
Sun 23 Jul 2023
Episode 207: I Wanna Be Free (The Fires of Heaven, Ch. 47-48)
In these chapters we get the logical, illogical conclusion of the wheels set in motion by Nynaeve (and the Pattern?), as her group seeks passage out of Samara, off toward Salidar. A riotous good time…
01:05:18 |
Wed 19 Jul 2023
Episode 206: Oath (The Fires of Heaven, Ch. 44-46)
Here we go, the Battle for Cairhien. Rand vs. Couladin. Or is it? But that's only the first chapter. We've got plenty of significant aftermath to see and process as well. The plot thickens.#fantasy #…
01:02:21 |
Sun 09 Jul 2023
Episode 205: Humbled by the TBR: Private Confessions
Do you use a TBR (To Be Read) list as a tool in your plans for reading literature? Or, if you have a TBR, does IT use YOU? Who is really in charge here? These are the sorts of confessions Jim shares …
00:25:20 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
Episode 204: The Masterplan (The Fires of Heaven, Ch. 41-43)
Zach and Jim dive back into The Fires of Heaven, three chapters with Rand, Mat, and the others up against the Shaido outside Cairhien. Fast, intense chapters full of anticipation. Great stuff - espec…
01:05:12 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
Episode 203: The Wheel of Time: All 15 Books Ranked Best to NOT Best
Jim's dropping a Midweek Special here, a brief discussion of his ranking of the books of WoT, with rationale based on the contents. All these books are great, but not all equally so. See what you agr…
00:19:16 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
Episode 202: Top 10 SFF Authors I've Read Since COVID
March 2020, COVID comes roaring in and shutting down society across the globe. It was a freaky time, full of anxiety, illness, and uncertainty. Thankfully, while we were all shut up in our homes, iso…
00:25:00 |
Mon 26 Jun 2023
Episode 201: Wayward Pines Trilogy Breakdown
Spencer and Gabe of The Fantasy Files join Jim for a FULL SPOIL discussion of this exceptional and exciting science fiction trilogy by Blake Crouch. Spence pointed Jim at it after reading just book 1…
01:16:52 |
Wed 21 Jun 2023
Episode 200: Zach & Jim's 200th Episode Celebration
Over 200 episodes now - how did that happen? And thank goodness, experience leads to improvement! Thanks for taking time to enjoy our content - in this celebration episode, Zach and I chat a bit abou…
00:56:12 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
Episode 199: One Jump Ahead (The Fires of Heaven, Ch. 39-40)
Got some major juggling going on here, as Nynaeve works to manipulate multiple options, anything to get a boat ASAP. For the love of the Light, how long will she have to have Birgitte shooting at her…
00:57:03 |
Thu 08 Jun 2023
Episode 198: The Greatest Protagonist of Science Fiction & Fantasy - Ep. 199
Zach and Jim have fun in this episode with a bracket style competition to whittle down who may be the greatest protagonist of SFF. Of course, this is limited by what they've personally read, but ther…
00:49:01 |
Sun 04 Jun 2023
Episode 197: Get Over It (The Fires of Heaven, Ch. 36-38)
The aftermath of Birgitte's pull from The World of Dreams are covered here, some quick chapters with implications!#thewheeloftime #fantasy #WoT #TheFiresOfHeavenJoin us on Discord: https://discord.g…
01:01:51 |
Sun 28 May 2023
Episode 196: The Book Recommendation Challenge (with Spencer of The Fantasy Files)
Passing through Spencer's city of residence while traveling for work, Jim proposed collaborating on this episode where we would pitch various books and series at each other, eventually landing on a w…
01:59:00 |
Fri 26 May 2023
Episode 195: Top 100 SFF Books: What I've Read, & What I Haven't (But Will I?)
Jim came across a list from some years back of the top 100 science fiction and fantasy books of all time, as voted on by readers. Obviously leaving out great reads of the past decade, it still is an …
00:52:20 |
Sun 21 May 2023
Episode 194: Torn (The Fires of Heaven, Ch. 33-35)
Three fantastic chapters, with series-lasting implications. Just need to say three words here: Nynaeve, Birgitte, Moghedien. Wow.#thewheeloftime #fantasy #WoT #TheFiresOfHeavenJoin us on Discord: ht…
01:22:42 |
Sun 14 May 2023
Episode 193: Zach & Jim Unplugged
Trying something new, Zach and Jim are here today to riff on whatever randomness comes to mind. We think this will be the start of something fun. Hope you enjoy!#fantasy #SFF #SciFiWe hope you'll Lik…
00:51:49 |
Wed 10 May 2023
Episode 192: Author Chat: Mark Tufo (Zombie Fallout, and So Much More!)
A few years ago, Jim stumbled across this quirky, funny, somewhat disgusting, and definitely original sort of zombie apocalypse tale called Zombie Fallout. And he found it sort of like cocaine. Not t…
00:55:51 |
Sun 07 May 2023
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